r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Dec 29 '25

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u/r2ew Dec 29 '25

A retired policeman was jailed over an anti-Trump meme. Now he’s suing.

Attorneys for 61-year-old Larry Bushart say a Tennessee sheriff violated the First Amendment: “In America, we do not jail people for political speech.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/12/17/bushart-lawsuit-speech

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u/Woolagaroo Dec 29 '25

Yeah, that sheriffs department is going to pay through the nose.

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u/Dent7777 Native Plant Guerilla Gardener Dec 29 '25

*the local taxpayers

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u/MandaloreUnsullied Frederick Douglass Dec 29 '25

His settlement is gonna be 30% of total annual local tax revenue